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41 results about "Network router" patented technology

A router (including a wireless router) is a specialized networking device connected to two or more networks running software that allows the router to move data from one network to another. Router functions in an Internet protocol based network operate at the network layer ( OSI Model's layer 3 ).

Method and system for ensuring trustworthiness and security of cyberspace

Provided in the present invention are a method and system for ensuring the trustworthiness and security of cyberspace. The method comprises: step S1, on the basis of a multi-identifier network, implementing multi-identifier addressing having authentication and packet signing embedded therein; step S2, defining digital customs, a digital passport and a digital visa based on the multi-identifier network; step S3, on the basis of time data, a digital visa key and a hash function, performing calculation to obtain the digital visa based on the multi-identifier network; step S4, on the basis of the hash value of the digital visa and a cross-states passport key, performing calculation to obtain the digital passport based on the multi-identifier network; step S5, implementing the digital customs by means of a multi-identifier network router, and using and maintaining an exit border table by means of the digital customs; and step S6, by means of the digital customs, using an arrival border table to verify the digital passport, and updating the arrival border table. The present invention can effectively guarantee the trustworthiness and security of cyberspace, and enable the traceability of blockchain logs, thereby providing a better foundation for ensuring the order, rule of law and peace of cyberspace.
Owner:PEKING UNIV SHENZHEN GRADUATE SCHOOL

Satellite-borne router network access test system and test method thereof

PendingCN121792411ARadio transmissionSatellite routerTest phase
The invention provides a satellite-borne router network access test system and a test method thereof. The satellite-borne router network access test system comprises a constellation network node simulation platform, a performance test evaluation platform, an interface protocol conversion device, a constellation service traffic simulator and a network router digital model. Through joint simulation of the virtual nodes and the physical nodes, a simulation test platform can be provided for design and optimization of the satellite-borne router through scene simulation of a complex satellite network environment in a design stage, and the development efficiency is improved; on the other hand, in the product development and system test stage, the full-constellation operation scene can be simulated, the function and the performance of the satellite-borne router can be assessed and verified in the full-constellation scene in the ground environment, the method is particularly suitable for the low-orbit large-scale batch emission large-scale networking scene, the test coverage and the test effectiveness of the product are greatly improved, and the test cost is reduced. Development risks of insufficient verification, delayed verification time and the like before launching are effectively released, and meanwhile, the test verification cost is reduced.
Owner:BEIJING RES INST OF TELEMETRY

Plurality of network routers for performing collecttive operations and accelerator system including the network routers

A plurality of network routers include a first network router and a second network router. The second network router includes a receiver configured to receive a collective packet in a first direction from the first network router, a network controller configured to receive the collective packet from the receiver, and to output the collective packet through a first path or a second path based on a packet type of the collective packet, a buffer circuit configured to receive the collective packet transmitted through the second path from the network controller and to store the collective packet in one or more distinct buffers according to the packet type, a reduce operation circuit configured to receive the collective packet from the buffer circuit and to perform a reduce operation using the received collective packet, and a sender configured to output a first output packet in a first direction.
Owner:SK HYNIX INC

Router online upgrading system based on credibility measurement

The application provides a router online upgrading system based on credibility measurement, which is composed of a network management device and a plurality of routers, the network management device is used for providing a required credible software package and remote issuing instruction of the router, and is internally provided with a credible module; each router comprises a main control board and a plurality of single boards, and is provided with an independent credible module and a storage device, the main control board is provided with a device software management module, downloads the credible software package and performs software package verification; the software upgrading instruction is issued to each single board, and upgrading results of the single boards are collected and reported; each single board is provided with a single board software management module, and credible software updating and activation of the single board are realized; the credible module is used for credible calculation and verification; and the storage device is divided into two partitions, a main area in which current software runs and a standby area. The application guarantees high safety and high reliability requirements of online upgrading of the whole network router, and is suitable for evolution and maintenance demand scene of an endogenous security communication network.
Owner:NO 30 INST OF CHINA ELECTRONIC TECH GRP CORP

A computer network router

The utility model relates to network communication equipment technical field, concretely is a kind of computer network router, comprising: router, router includes router main body, and router main body left and right sides are equipped with connecting piece, and connecting piece is connected with fixing part.The utility model, through the clamping of elastic sheet and slot, realize the fixation of fixing part and connecting piece, and then utilize fixing part to support router, simultaneously can be easy to separate connecting piece and fixing part, it is convenient to overhaul to router;Two connecting pieces are connected using flat plate, to realize the horizontal placement of router, using flat plate and same connecting piece clamping from both sides, can realize the vertical placement of router, can satisfy the different placement demand of router.
Owner:JIANGSU AIBANG CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CO LTD

Route distinguishers for same destination path diversity

PendingUS20260205411A1PathPingPrivate network
This disclosure describes techniques for using multiple route distinguishers assigned to a single VRF to provide same-destination path diversity in a VPN. In an example, a method includes storing, by a device, to a single virtual routing and forwarding instance (VRF) of one or more VRFs configured for a network device of a network, a plurality of routes for a common address prefix of a virtual private network (VPN); and sending, by the device to a network router, each of the plurality of routes for the common address prefix with a different, corresponding route distinguisher.
Owner:JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

Network-on-chip router device and communication system for hybrid topology

PendingCN122332341AComputer hardwareData stream
This application discloses an on-chip network router device and communication system for hybrid topology, including a pop-out module, a buffer module group, a control module, a selection module group, an arbitration module, and a register module group. The pop-out module is used to output local address data from multi-source input data to the neuron end and transmit non-local address data to the buffer module group. The buffer module group is used to synchronously and temporarily store non-local address data. The control module is used to generate control signals for regulating read enable and gating actions based on the data storage status of the buffer module group. The selection module group is used to select one path from multiple valid data paths for transmission to the arbitration module based on the control signals. The arbitration module is used to perform address matching and transmission conflict arbitration on the selected multiple data paths and forward the valid data to the corresponding register module group. The register module group is used to update the hop count of the arbitrated data stream and then forward it to the ring topology on-chip network.
Owner:INST OF MICROELECTRONICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI LTD

Network router configuration through inheritance

An example operation may include one or more of outputting a graphical user interface (GUI) from a network router to a software application on a remote device, detecting, via the GUI, a selection of a graphical element corresponding to an entity from among a plurality of entities of the network router, displaying a plurality of network controls for the entity via the GUI, receiving inputs via the GUI which change one or more network controls from among the plurality of network controls for the named group, identifying a plurality of network devices which inherit from the entity, and simultaneously applying the change of the one or more network controls to the plurality of network devices at the network router.
Owner:PERFTECH INC

Controller capable of realizing remote startup and shutdown

The utility model discloses a controller capable of realizing remote startup and shutdown, which comprises a shell, a control panel, a network module and a storage battery, a USB plug is arranged at the front end of the shell, the storage battery is arranged in the shell, the control panel is arranged in the shell, the control panel is electrically connected with the network module, the network module is in signal connection with an antenna, and the antenna is electrically connected with the storage battery. The antenna is embedded in the shell, a toggle switch is arranged on the shell, a network card is inserted into the control panel, the USB plug is electrically connected with the control panel through a data line, a storage module is arranged on the control panel, a startup and shutdown program is installed in the storage module, and the USB plug is electrically connected with the control panel through a data line. The mobile terminal is in network connection with the network module through a network to control the controller to work. According to the utility model, network connection can be carried out by using a host network, a router network or a built-in network card, the startup and shutdown and startup and shutdown time points can be controlled by a remote mobile terminal APP, the controllability is strong, and the operation is convenient.
Owner:CIVIL AVIATION FLIGHT UNIV OF CHINA +1

Utilization of contextual metadata for identifying network operational data telemetry and events

Techniques and mechanisms for utilization of contextual metadata for identifying network operation telemetry and events are provided. Contextual metadata is applied to router resource objects associated with network resources operating via network routers to and from user computing devices or systems. Telemetry data associated with operation of the network resources is streamed to a telemetry collector. Event logs including the contextual metadata may be stored locally with the user's devices or systems for viewing or may be sent remotely to a remote syslog server. At the telemetry collector or the syslog server, the contextual metadata is used to separate telemetry data and / or event logs on network resource identity basis so that operation of the network resources may be analyzed and reported.
Owner:CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC

A residual neuromorphic processing architecture

The application provides a residual neuromorphic processing architecture, which comprises 16 neuromorphic cores and an on-chip network communication, and introduces two mechanisms of double packet time division multiplexing and distributed pipeline synchronization on the basis of a traditional on-chip network router circuit, so that a high-throughput pipeline parallel inference without deadlock can be realized in a 16-core system with a 4*4 grid scale only by adding a small amount of state machine and a multiplexer circuit. The deadlock problem is solved by a double packet time division multiplexing control strategy, so that the MS and the pulse packet are alternately transmitted in time, and the routing deadlock caused by the mixed data flow is fundamentally avoided. The application improves the calculation accuracy, reduces the resource consumption and improves the throughput. Compared with the scheme without adopting the DP-TDM, the application is shortened by 29.37%. The system reaches a high throughput of 817.9K time steps / second, and the comprehensive performance is better than that of the existing scheme.
Owner:FUDAN UNIVERSITY

IP address deployment method, equipment, device and storage medium

The invention provides an IP (Internet Protocol) address deployment method, equipment, a device and a storage medium, which are used for solving the problem of keeping a fixed IP address when CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) migrates among different core networks, and the method comprises the following steps: receiving an access request sent by the CPE for a target core network; wherein the access request carries a target global user identifier of the CPE; determining a target IP address corresponding to the target global user identifier; wherein the target IP addresses corresponding to the target global user identifier under different core networks are the same; and sending a first route update instruction carrying the target IP address to a user plane function UPF node of the target core network, the first route update instruction being used for instructing the UPF node to publish route information containing the target IP address to a whole network router through a data center switch of the target core network.
Owner:WUHAN HONGXIN TELECOMM TECH CO LTD

Systems and methods for distributed traffic engineering in a communication network

PendingUS20260067200A1TransmissionPathPingEngineering
A communication network router comprises one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions that cause the communication network router to: receive a first message from a first router of a plurality of routers of a communication network, the first message comprising a first algorithm identifier associated with a first link cost computation algorithm and a first set of local condition data corresponding to the first router; compute, based on the first set of local condition data, a first set of link costs using the first link cost computation algorithm; compute, based on the first set of link costs, a first set of loop-free paths through the communication network; and route at least one communication according to the first set of loop-free paths.
Owner:THE MITRE CORPORATION

Data transmission method, device and equipment and computer readable storage medium

The invention discloses a data transmission method, device and equipment and a computer readable storage medium, which are applied to the field of data transmission and an on-chip network router, and comprise the following steps: when a data packet is received, extracting length information and meta information of the data packet; determining the length type of the data packet according to the length information and a preset dynamic threshold value; performing semantic analysis on the meta-information, and determining the semantic type of the data packet according to the current service scene; according to the length type and the semantic type, determining a target buffer area matched with the data packet and an output priority of the data packet in the target buffer area; and calling the target buffer areas in sequence according to the inherent priority sequence among the buffer areas, and outputting the data in the target buffer areas in sequence according to the output priority in the same target buffer area. According to the invention, differentiated resource allocation of the data packets is realized, transmission delay of emergency / high real-time data is effectively reduced, and resource waste or data congestion caused by a single scheduling rule is avoided.
Owner:SHANDONG YUNHAI GUOCHUANG CLOUD COMPUTING EQUIP IND INNOVATION CENT CO LTD

Network-on-chip arbitration dynamic optimization method based on DQN

PendingCN121984937AStable and efficient arbitration performanceAvoid decision biasBiological modelsTransmissionPacket arrivalInteractive Learning
The invention discloses a DQN-based network-on-chip arbitration intelligent optimization method, and belongs to the field of computer system structure network-on-chip interconnection. In an application task execution process, data packet arrival information of an input port of an on-chip network router is collected in real time, time density characteristics and fluctuation characteristics reflecting traffic intensity and time sequence fluctuation characteristics are extracted, and operation state information such as a router cache utilization rate, a port competition degree and an injection rate is combined, so that the data packet arrival information of the input port of the on-chip network router is obtained. And multi-dimensional state description of the router is constructed. A plurality of candidate basic arbitration strategies are preset, a deep Q network reinforcement learning model is adopted, and dynamic selection is carried out among the candidate arbitration strategies according to real-time router state information, so that a better arbitration strategy is selected under the constraint of communication delay and power consumption. Through continuous interactive learning with a network-on-chip operation environment, the method can adaptively match arbitration strategies under different load and flow scenes, effectively reduce communication delay and tail delay, and improve communication efficiency and energy efficiency of the network-on-chip.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF TECH

Low-temperature SF-eDRAM and low-temperature self-adaptive reference voltage generation circuit

The first aspect of the technical scheme of the invention is to disclose a low-temperature SF-eDRAM, which is characterized by comprising a write-in tube N1, a read tube P1, a gate tube N2, a gate tube P2 and a capacitor C0. The second aspect of the technical scheme of the invention is to disclose a low-temperature self-adaptive reference voltage generation circuit. Aiming at the problems of large storage unit area and limited density in the traditional SRAM-based ACAM design, the invention provides a novel eDRAM-based architecture, by optimizing the storage unit structure, a reference voltage generation circuit and a reading circuit, the storage density is remarkably improved, and meanwhile, bidirectional ACAM search, in-memory logic operation and matrix transposition are supported. The technology disclosed by the invention is suitable for data-intensive applications such as artificial intelligence accelerators and network routers which can be arranged in a low-temperature environment and need efficient parallel search and near-memory calculation.
Owner:SHANGHAI TECH UNIV

A method and system for automatically collecting network router data based on resource management

The application discloses a kind of based on resource management's automatic acquisition network management router data method and system, belong to communication network resource management technical field, including determining acquisition target, construction acquisition system, acquisition system includes data acquisition module, data processing module, data display module and alarm and notification module;First, determine the data type range of acquisition router, construct acquisition system;Router information is directly collected from IP network management by data acquisition module, and is stored in temporary table with UUID as unique identifier;Then, the correlation between devices is converted by data processing module in the form of intermediate table to the original data collected, and is stored in formal table;Finally, abnormal data conditions are monitored in real time by alarm and notification module.The application can improve data acquisition efficiency and accuracy, solve the problem that, in resource management, due to the large amount of router device data and the difficulty of maintaining part of the data manually, the accuracy of the data is easily affected.
Owner:INSPUR TIANYUAN COMM INFORMATION SYST CO LTD

Terminal electronic screen display content tamper-proof transmission method, system, equipment and medium

The invention discloses a terminal electronic screen display content tamper-proof transmission method, system and device and a medium, and particularly relates to the technical field of content secure transmission, and the key points are as follows: splitting a private key into a plurality of shadow secrets and distributing the shadow secrets to an authorization node; the authorization node generates a signature fragment by using the shadow secret; the aggregation node collects a plurality of signature fragments and recovers the signature fragments to complete signatures; verifying the complete signature by using the public key, and distributing a content name for the instruction content by the airport AOC after the verification is passed; the terminal electronic screen sends an interest packet containing the content name; the named data network router performs routing according to the content name, and if a matched data packet exists in the content buffer of the network node, the data packet is directly sent to the terminal electronic screen; if not, the interest packet is sent to an airport AOC; the airport AOC performs legality verification and authority check on the content name in the interest packet, retrieves corresponding original content data, packages the original content data into an NDN data packet and sends the NDN data packet to the terminal electronic screen; and the terminal electronic screen performs quadruple verification on the data packet.
Owner:CIVIL AVIATION FLIGHT UNIV OF CHINA

Lightweight orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) scheduler for low latency applications

An OFDMA scheduling device receives a data stream from a network router and can identify audio packets based on metadata. The OFDMA scheduling device is aware of the number of the wireless devices connected to it, and can determine a resource unit (RU) allocation for each of the wireless devices based on the payload of the wireless devices. The OFDMA scheduling device can also determine a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for each of the wireless devices based on the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value and any feedback data received from each of the wireless devices. Based on the RU allocation and MCS determination, the OFDMA scheduling device can send a downlink OFDMA frame to the wireless devices, notifying them of their respective RU allocations and the MCS to be used while receiving audio packets from the OFDMA scheduling device.
Owner:AMAZON TECH INC

Methods for transmitting messages in road traffic

Method for transmitting messages in road traffic using at least one mobile device (200) which is equipped by means of a control device to independently change its position, wherein a network router is integrated into the mobile device (200), wherein data packets are received and distributed to road users by means of the network router, wherein the data packets are received by the road users by means of receiving interfaces, wherein the mobile device (200) checks whether a vehicle is sending a vehicle-to-X message and, if this does not occur within a time period, the mobile device (200) generates a vehicle-to-X message comprising at least information about the position of the vehicle and sends it to at least one other road user and / or a receiver integrated into a traffic infrastructure, wherein a display device attached to the mobile device (200)in particular by means of a screen, a vehicle-to-X message and / or a warning message is visually displayed, wherein the vehicle-to-X message and / or warning message is based on the traffic detection carried out by the mobile device (200) and / or the data packets received by means of the network router, characterized in that when checking whether a vehicle is sending a vehicle-to-X message, if this does not occur within a period of time, a visual message directed towards the vehicle is displayed by means of the display device attached to the mobile device (200).
Owner:CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

4G network router with telescopic modular signal rod

The utility model relates to the technical field of routers, and discloses a G network router with a telescopic modular signal rod, which comprises a router body, two sides of the router body are fixedly connected with connecting columns, one side, far away from the router body, of each connecting column is provided with a telescopic rod, an inner groove is arranged in each telescopic rod, and the telescopic rod is connected with the inner groove. The two ends of the interior of the inner groove are fixedly connected with arc blocks, and the interior of the inner groove is rotationally connected with an adjusting column. According to the modularized 4G network router with the telescopic signal rod, a worker pulls a signal rod body towards the outside of a telescopic rod, so that the signal rod body is adjusted to a suitable position, an adjusting column is rotated to drive a push block and an insertion rod to move, the push block is in gradual contact with an arc block during rotation, and when the push block moves to the thicker end of the arc block, the signal rod body is adjusted to the suitable position. The arc block pushes the push block to drive the insertion rod to be inserted into the insertion hole to fix the signal rod body, so that the telescopic effect is achieved.
Owner:SHANGHAI WEIRUI ELECTRONIC TECH CO LTD

Remote notification of network router observations

An example operation may include one or more of registering a remote device to receive notifications from a network router that manages access to a network based on registration data of the remote device, receiving a selection of a type of activity which the remote device is to be provided notice of based on inputs received via a graphical user interface (GUI) output by the network router, observing, via the network router, an event that corresponds to the type of activity, generating a notification that includes attributes of the event observed by the network router and a time at which the event occurred, and transmitting the notification to the remote device based on the registration data of the remote device.
Owner:PERFTECH INC

Message transmission method and device and electronic equipment

The embodiment of the invention provides a message transmission method and device and electronic equipment. In the embodiment of the invention, under a networking architecture comprising a main network and at least one sub-network, after an exit router in any sub-network receives a message sent by a connected terminal, namely the message from the sub-network, an application to which the message belongs is identified based on an enabled network acceleration function; when the application to which the message belongs is one of the applications needing network acceleration, the message is directly forwarded to the corresponding destination end through the egress router in the subnet instead of being forwarded through the main network router in the main network in the prior art. According to the embodiment of the invention, a message fast forwarding mode without a main network router can avoid the conditions of slow access among terminals and bandwidth resource waste between export routers and headquarter routers as much as possible.
Owner:NEW H3C TECH CO LTD

Network router with customizable radio configurations

Example implementations include a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for a wireless router. The router includes a first radio frequency (RF) modem and a hardware card slot configured to receive an RF modem card configured to communicate according to a second RF protocol with one or more electronic devices. The router is configured to identify first events based on the traffic on a first WLAN protocol; translate the input received from the one or more electronic devices to a feature of a device profile; identify second events based on input received from the one or more electronic devices via the second RF protocol; generate a command to control a first device of the wireless devices or the electronic devices based on the device; and translate the command from the device profile of the first device to the first WLAN protocol or the second RF protocol.
Owner:TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH

Method for analyzing radio interference in connection cables to home network routers

Method for analyzing radio interference in connection cables to home network routers, wherein a plurality of home network routers detect interference signals in respective router connection cables connected to the home network routers and generates for each detected interference signal a data record describing the detected interference signal with a timestamp indicating a time of the interference signal (30), and system for analyzing radio interference in connection cables to home network routers.
Owner:DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

Multiple network routers performing collective operations and accelerator system including same

The disclosure relates to a plurality of network routers for performing collective operations and an accelerator system including the network routers. A network router includes: a receiver configured to receive a first input packet from a first other network router in a first direction, receive a second input packet from a second other network router in a second direction, and output one of the first input packet or the second input packet as a collective packet; a network controller configured to receive the collective packet from the receiver and output the collective packet through a first path or a second path based on a packet type of the collective packet; a buffer circuit configured to store, in a distinguishable manner, the collective packet transferred from the network controller through the second path based on a packet type of the collective packet; and a reduction operation circuit configured to receive the collective data packet stored in the buffer circuit, and perform a reduction operation using the received collective data packet.
Owner:SK HYNIX INC

Automated holography using WiFi radiation for interior mapping

Automated holography using WiFi radiation may be triggered by an event such as a shooting, weather event, fire, or mass casualty. A method begins with sensors detecting a triggering event. The sensors may be mounted on access points, buildings, or other nearby structures. The sensors may be of different types, including aural sensors for detecting noises, such as gunshots, visual sensors, vibration sensors, and the like. The sensors then contact nodes within a predetermined distance of the triggering event using a network router. Additional nodes may include other access nodes within the predetermined distance, relays, repeaters, other network routers, and user devices. After contacting the applicable nodes, automatic mapping of an interior of the location of the triggering event is performed using WiFi radiation. The interior mapping of the location of the triggering event is then transmitted to at least one emergency service.
Owner:T MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

Wall-mounted supporting frame for network router

A network router wall-mounted supporting frame belongs to the technical field of router wall installation and comprises a carrying frame, two L-shaped wall body installation parts with installation holes are symmetrically and fixedly installed on the rear surface of the carrying frame, an elastic limiting frame is installed above the carrying frame in a clamped mode, a fixing frame is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the elastic limiting frame, and the fixing frame is fixedly installed on the lower surface of the carrying frame. A plurality of elastic guide blocks are fixedly installed on the rear side of the upper surface of the fixing frame, a wire bunching plate is fixedly installed on the rear surface of the carrying frame, and a limiting pressing plate is detachably installed on the rear surface of the wire bunching plate. The cable bending angle is controlled within the safety threshold value, the problems of signal attenuation and physical damage are effectively avoided, the network connection stability is improved, meanwhile, due to the design of the latticed wire bunching groove, cables are stored in order, and later overhaul and maintenance are facilitated.
Owner:沈阳杰唯科技有限公司

Device-centric network router configuration

PendingUS20260189477A1GraphicsComputer network
An example operation may include one or more of storing router configuration settings of a network router, displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) that comprises a plurality of graphical elements corresponding to a plurality of network devices controlled by a network router, detecting a selection of a graphical element corresponding to a network device from among the plurality of graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of network devices based on a user input via the GUI, displaying router settings of the network device corresponding to the graphical element in response to the selection, receiving a configuration of the router settings of the network device based on an additional user input via the GUI, and applying the configuration of the router settings of the network device to the router configuration settings of the network router.
Owner:PERFTECH INC

Proactive congestion notification based on service level agreement thresholds

ActiveUS12526206B2TransmissionService-level agreementActive congestion
Techniques described herein can enable proactive congestion notifications based on service level agreement (SLA) thresholds. The disclosed techniques can be performed at a network router device. The router can monitor network traffic performance measurements of network traffic associated with an SLA. The SLA can be associated with an SLA policy, and the SLA policy can comprise performance thresholds such as loss / latency / jitter thresholds, and a congestion notification policy. The congestion notification policy can comprise a portion, e.g., a fraction or percentage, applicable to the performance thresholds to determine congestion notification thresholds. The router can send a congestion notification in response to a network traffic performance measurement exceeding a congestion notification threshold.
Owner:CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC